His performance brought the audience, as well as the judges, to tears. The performance was the epitome of power and vulnerability with athleticism and poise within each leap and effortless turns from Jaxson. birth mom, Jaxson’s performance was a catharsis of emotion and a tribute of sorts to the family he has now. As he depicted the struggle of real mom vs. Jaxson Willard brought a personal story to his contemporary routine. The judges were pleased that Lucas listened to their notes from the previous round, and they saw a great improvement. It was refreshing to see Lucas take on some old school tapping and mix it with the new school. He brought a suave approach to his tapping, and the cleanliness in each sound made his performance magic.
His routine had a Gregory Hines feel to it with some great rhythms mixed throughout. Lucas was first to perform, and he was just as charismatic as he was in The Qualifiers. It was tap against contemporary as these two talented boys left everything they had on the stage in hopes of making it further in the competition. Photo by Justin Lubin/NBC.įirst to hit the stage was Jaxon Willard vs. ‘World of Dance’ Duels competitor Jaxon Willard.
